I shall only draw enough from Georgey's fortune to take me back to Sydney, and then begin my old work again.
— from Lady Audley's Secret by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

There are only constantly speeches on each [pg 144] side, for a real discussion is impossible in the Hall, and it is obvious that it was chosen, and is still kept to in spite of daily experience, for that very reason.
— from Letters From Rome on the Council by Johann Joseph Ignaz von Döllinger

In Vienna, the Austrian capital, the Jews, in spite of disabilities, enjoyed for some time comparative prosperity.
— from Outlines of Jewish History from B.C. 586 to C.E. 1885 by Magnus, Katie, Lady

Like St. Petersburg, it is built on islands; seven, of different extent, form its basis; they lie between the Baltic and the Malar lake.
— from The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 277, October 13, 1827 by Various

It is his extraordinary ability that has defended the liberty of America, and if she one day enjoys freedom, it will be to him she will owe it."
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 11, April, 1870 to September, 1870 by Various

They were easily found: for very idiotic, indeed, is that mind that cannot find arguments, in support of desires emanating from itself—whether they be right or wrong.
— from Lost Lenore: The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Mayne Reid